On Home windows 11 construct 22635.3420, Microsoft is exploring shifting the entry level for the Widgets icon and facet panel to the appropriate facet of the Taskbar, and you’ll allow this new expertise with a couple of clicks.
The brand new location solely seems when the Taskbar aligns to the left facet. The concept is to indicate the identical dynamic content material for climate and different info in the identical method as when aligning the Taskbar objects to the middle.
If the brand new expertise appears to be like acquainted, it’s as a result of it’s the identical place the place Home windows 10 has the “Information and Pursuits” characteristic.
On this information, I’ll educate you the steps to maneuver the Widgets expertise to the appropriate facet on Home windows 11.
Transfer Widgets to the appropriate of the Taskbar on Home windows 11
Microsoft is regularly rolling out the brand new visible modifications for the Widgets expertise, so you need to use the Settings app to vary the alignment, or you might also have to make use of the ViveTool (by way of @PhantomOfEarth) to allow the modifications.
Align Widgets to the appropriate
To align the Widgets icon and panel to the appropriate of the Taskbar, use these steps:
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Open Settings.
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Click on on Personalization.
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Click on the Taskbar web page.
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Activate the Widgets toggle swap from the “Taskbar objects” setting (if relevant).
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Click on the Taskbar behaviors setting.
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Choose the Left possibility within the “Taskbar alignment” setting to maneuver Widgets to the appropriate facet.
When you full the steps, the Widgets icon with the climate info ought to seem on the appropriate facet of the Taskbar.
If the icon nonetheless seems on the left, use the steps beneath to make use of the ViveTool to allow the brand new entry level.
Allow Widgets to the appropriate
To allow the brand new Widgets location on Home windows 11, use these steps:
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Obtain the ViveTool-vx.x.x.zip file to allow the brand new Settings’ Residence.
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Double-click the zip folder to open it with File Explorer.
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Click on the Extract all button.
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Click on the Extract button.
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Copy the trail to the folder.
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Open Begin.
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Seek for Command Immediate, right-click the highest end result, and choose the Run as administrator possibility.
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Kind the next command to navigate to the ViveTool folder and press Enter:
cd c:folderpathViveTool-v0.x.x
Within the command, keep in mind to vary the trail to the folder along with your path.
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Kind the next command to allow the brand new modifications and press Enter:
vivetool /allow /id:48468527,48468541,48660958
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Restart the pc.
When you full the steps, the Taskbar icons will align to the left, and the Widgets icons will transfer to the appropriate. As well as, the facet panel will now slide in from the appropriate facet.
In the event you change your thoughts, you’ll be able to revert the modifications with the identical directions, however on step 10, be certain that to make use of the vivetool /disable /id:48468527,48468541,48660958 command after which restart the pc.
Though the brand new visible modifications intention to indicate the identical content material within the icon whatever the place, having two designs for a similar characteristic solely confuses customers and makes it really feel like Microsoft doesn’t know what to do with this characteristic.
On this specific case, Microsoft ought to give the widgets a full-screen expertise with a middle alignment no matter the place the button is positioned, and the climate info needs to be a part of the time and date flyout.
An alternate could be making the Widgets dashboard an app prefer it was on Home windows 7, which additionally included the power to pull and place the widgets on the desktop. Prior to now, there have been rumors that Microsoft would carry assist for widgets to the desktop, however this hasn’t occurred but.
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